J&K elections

Divided INDIA Bloc Could Help BJP in India’s Jammu & Kashmir

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Divided INDIA Bloc Could Help BJP in India’s Jammu & Kashmir

On August 5, 2019, the Narendra Modi government revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which had guaranteed autonomy to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The state was bifurcated into two federally-governed union territories (UTs): Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and Ladakh. The upcoming elections to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian … Read more

Modi Visits Kashmir for the First Time Since Revoking Region’s Autonomy

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Modi Visits Kashmir for the First Time Since Revoking Region’s Autonomy

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region of semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. Addressing a crowd in a soccer stadium in Srinagar, Modi announced development projects, and said previous governments had misled people over the … Read more